From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V9 #23 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Monday, March 12 2007 Volume 09 : Number 023 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] What does mavis rara mean? ["Matthew Bullis" ] [RS] Re: UK "Tour" [Gerry Evans ] [RS] McCabe's 4/7. [Rongrittz@aol.com] Re: [RS] McCabe's 4/7. ["Matthew Bullis" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:58:58 -0700 From: "Matthew Bullis" Subject: [RS] What does mavis rara mean? Hello, Richard was explaining There Goes Mavis, and referred to the canary named Mavis Rara, which he said was a Latin joke. I never learned any Latin, so what's the joke there? If I'm spelling it wrong, then that would explain why Google had nothing. Thanks a lot. Matthew Tired of HotMail? Try Runbox. 1 gig of storage for a reasonable price. Use this link as your referral. http://1362.runbox.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:51:43 -0400 From: Jean Rossner Subject: Re: [RS] What does mavis rara mean? At 1:58 AM -0700 3/11/07, Matthew Bullis wrote: >Hello, Richard was explaining There Goes Mavis, and referred to the canary >named Mavis Rara, which he said was a Latin joke. I never learned any Latin, >so what's the joke there? If I'm spelling it wrong, then that would explain >why Google had nothing. >Thanks a lot. >Matthew You're probably spelling it right, but he was punning. "Mavis" is the bird's name in the song. "Avis" is "bird" in Latin, and "rara avis" is "rare bird"--a term used (in my experience) more often metaphorically for an unusual, perhaps eccentric, person (or maybe object) one encounters. Jean - -- Ye knowe eek, that in forme of speche is chaunge With-inne a thousand yeer, and wordes tho That hadden prys, now wonder nyce and straunge Us thinketh hem; and yet they spake hem so. - Chaucer, "Troilus and Criseyde" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:26:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Gerry Evans Subject: [RS] Re: UK "Tour" Dave said "We're down for both Turners Hill house concerts too! Really psyched to see Richard for the first time in many years. But ... given that it's the first time he's been in the UK in a decade, and that he'll have spent 11 hours travelling nearly 6000 miles from Argentina (if he's coming direct), why isn't he getting out and about a bit more? Four of his six appearances are within 35 miles drive of London, and he gets no further north or west than Shrewsbury. Not very handy if you're in Scotland! Perhaps some entrepreneurial soul can tempt him out of the Home Counties on August 27 or 28?" It's actually very difficult to get any gigs anywhere at that time of year. Many venues shut down for six to eight weeks in July/August as much of the folk fraternity head off for various festivals. He's over here first and foremost to appear at the festival in Shrewsbury (which is very prestigious). Moreover, it's quite possible he may be thinking of basing himself at one location for the four dates in the London area and using the time to have a short vacation (rather than hiking hundreds of miles across the country). Who knows? I suppose we should assume the agent who booked it has done so to Richard's requirements. Gerry ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:22:33 -0400 From: Rongrittz@aol.com Subject: [RS] McCabe's 4/7. Howdy all . . . I'll be making the drive up to Santa Monica for the McCabe's show on 4/7. This being my first trip up there, and therefore not being familiar with the area, can any locals fill me in on the local pre-show eatery options? Also, I was thinking that I might throw a guitar in my trunk in case any local RS listers might like to find a place to get together for some afternoon playing, maybe including a few "RG shows you how to play Richard like Richard" tips and tricks. Just a thought. Feel free to drop me a line off-list to discuss. RG ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:59:14 -0700 From: "Matthew Bullis" Subject: Re: [RS] McCabe's 4/7. Wow, sounds great. I've always wanted to visit there, and also haven't seen Richard live. However, it won't happen this time round, since I live in Phoenix. Thanks a lot. Matthew Tired of HotMail? Try Runbox. 1 gig of storage for a reasonable price. Use this link as your referral. http://1362.runbox.com ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V9 #23 **********************************